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Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh interacted with farmers of the border area of district Kathua in Jammu & Kashmir.
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh today interacted with the farmers living in the border areas of district Kathua of Jammu & Kashmir and discussed with them the virtues of the new Agricultural and Farm reforms brought by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Dr Jitendra Singh said, the earlier system of middlemen taking charge of crop and arranging for its sale might have been relevant till about two decades ago but, today’s farmer is young, educated, well-informed and well-connected and, therefore, capable of exercising the option of choosing the buyers for himself.
Today’s farmer, reiterated Dr Jitendra Singh, is actually an Agricultural Technocrat who has the capacity to decide sitting on a computer which will be the most profitable crop to sow in the coming season. The farmer today also, he said, has the facility to online discover to whom best to sell his product across the country
Dr Jitendra Singh said, with the kind of means and opportunities available to the young Agricultural Technocrats of today, we have no right to deprive them of the avenues available to other technocrats and entrepreneurs. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has corrected a huge anomaly in the farming sector of India, he added.
Allaying apprehensions that big Business Houses will take over farming and the farmers' land will be forcibly taken over, Dr Jitendra Singh said, new Law has ensured all the safeguards. He again alleged that all the hue and cry is being raised by professional protesters who have nothing to do with the farming.
The interaction was arranged by Kathua unit of BJP led by its District President Raghunandan Singh. Those who participated in the interaction included farmers Subhash Singh, Nar Singh and Dilbag Singh as well as Sarpanches, Vikram Singh, Diwan Singh, Bantoo and others. Local activists Vicky Sharma, Miss Seema and Jhanda Singh also expressed their views.
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Ministry of Labour & Employment
Parliamentary standing committee invites suggestions on ‘The Occupational safety, health and working conditions code, 2019’
The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2019, as introduced in Lok Sabha has been referred by the Speaker to the Standing Committee on Labour headed by Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab, MP for examination and report. The Committee have decided to invite memoranda containing views/suggestions from the public in general and NGOs/Experts/Stakeholders and institutions in particular.
The procedure for submitting written memoranda/suggestions and tendering oral evidence before the Committee can be seen at our website https://www.loksabha.nic.in under the link ‘Committees’➾ Press Release.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister greets Karnataka on its Rajyotsava Day
Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the people of Karnataka on its Rajyotsava Day.
It was formed on 1st November 1956, under the States Reorganisation Act.
Prime Minister wished the state for its outstanding contribution towards the country’s progress.
“Karnataka Rajyotsava is a day to celebrate the outstanding contribution of Karnataka towards India’s progress. The state’s natural beauty and people’s warm-hearted nature are well known. Praying for Karnataka’s development in the times to come.” Prime Minister Said.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
220.66 cr Total Vaccine doses  have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
2,733 doses administered in last 24 hours
India's Active caseload currently stands at 27,212
Active cases stand at 0.06%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.75%
5,188 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to
4,44,10,738
2,380 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
92.76 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 1,38,993 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
188.89 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
India's Active caseload currently stands at 18,684
Active cases stand at 0.04%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.74%
2,755 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to
4,25,33,377
3,688 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
83.74 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 4,96,640 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
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Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
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Promotion of Talent of Sports Persons
Sports authorities in rural areas are entities under the State/UT governments. ‘Sports’ being a State subject promotion of sports, including promoting the talents of sports persons of village level and to encourage them for national and international events, is the responsibility of State / Union Territory  Governments. Central Government supplements efforts of the State/UT Governments by providing assistance through National Sports Federations, training in Sports Authority of India  Centres and support under Khelo India Scheme. Details of funds released under Khelo India scheme during the last three years to sports authorities in States/UTs are given in Annexure.
The Khelo India Scheme, through its vertical of “Talent Search and Development” envisages long term development of sporting talents identified from all across the country, including districts and rural areas, by supporting them with a financial assistance of about Rs.5.00 lakh per annum for a period of eight years. A total number of 2437 sporting talents have been identified for support under the Khelo India Scheme.
This information was given by the Minister of State  Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Cabinet approves Mutual Recognition Agreement between the Institute of Chartered Accounts of India and theCertified Practising Accountant,Australia
The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the Mutual Recognition Agreement between the Institute of Chartered Accounts of India  and the CPA  Australia.
Details of Agreement;
Under the Mutual Recognition Agreement between the Institute of Chartered Accounts of India  and the CPA  Australia will work together to establish mutual cooperation framework for the advancement of accounting knowledge, professional and intellectual development, advancement of the interests of their respective members and contribute positively to the development of accounting profession in Australia and India.
Impact:
The MRA will:
- foster working relations between the two accounting Institutes
- develop mutually beneficial relationship in the best interest of members, students and their organizations.
- Increase mobility of professionals at either end and would herald a new dimension for small and medium business in both countries
- The two accountancy institutes will have an opportunity to play the leadership role in addressing new challenges facing the profession in globalisedenvironment.
Benefits:
The engagement between the two Institutes is expected to result in greater employment opportunities for Indian Chartered Accountants and also greater remittances back to India.
Implementation strategy and Targets:
The MRA would provide mutual recognition of qualification of members of other body who have achieved membership by completing the Examination, training and practical experience requirements of the two bodies to enable them to join the other body by receiving appropriate credit for their existing accountancy qualification. Both ICAI and CPA Australia shall work out a Mutual Recognition Agreement to recognize the qualification, training of each other and admit the members in good standing by prescribing a bridging mechanism.
Background:
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India  is a statutory body established under the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 for the regulation of the profession of Chartered accountants in India. CPA Australia is one of the world's largest accounting bodies with membership of more than 160,000 members working in 150 countries and regions around the world and offer services in education, training, technical support and advocacy.
Ministry of Defence
EXERCISE LA PEROUSE – 2023
The third edition of the multilateral exercise La Perouse is scheduled to be conducted in the Indian Ocean Region from 13 to 14 March 2023. This edition will witness participation of personnel, ships and integral helicopters of Royal Australian Navy, French Navy, Indian Navy, Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force, Royal Navy and the United States Navy.
The biennial exercise La Perouse is conducted by the French Navy, and is aimed at enhancing maritime domain awareness and optimising maritime coordination amongst the participating navies in the Indo-Pacific Region. The two day exercise provides an opportunity for like minded navies to develop closer links in planning, coordination and information sharing for seamless maritime operations. The exercise will witness complex and advanced naval operations including surface warfare, anti-air warfare, air defence exercises, cross deck landings and tactical manoeuvres.
Indigenously built guided missile frigate INS Sahyadri and fleet tanker INS Jyoti will be participating in this edition of the exercise. Participation of Indian Navy in the exercise showcases the high levels of synergy, coordination and inter-operability between the friendly navies, and their commitment to a rules-based international order in the Indo-Pacific region.
President's Secretariat
Parliamentary delegation from Zimbabwe calls on the President
A Parliamentary Delegation from Zimbabwe led by Speaker of the Parliament of Zimbabwe, Advocate Jacob Francis Nzwidamilimo Mudenda, called on President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan today .
Welcoming the delegation to Rashtrapati Bhavan, the President said that relations between India and Zimbabwe are centuries old. The presence of about 9000 people of Indian origin in Zimbabwe is an important link between our people.
The President was happy to note that India's economic relations with Zimbabwe are progressing well. The trade between India and Zimbabwe is around $200 million. Indian companies have invested about $500 million in Zimbabwe. India has provided five lines of credit to Zimbabwe, and has also set up a vocational training centre. She was also happy to note that the ITEC and ICCR scholarships from India are popular among Zimbabweans. She said that we should make more efforts to enhance our bilateral cooperation.
The President said that Parliament represents the voice of the people. There should be more interaction and exchange between our two parliaments. We have a lot to learn from each other.
The President said that India is the world's largest democracy. Our strong and vibrant democracy starts from the grassroots level. It truly represents the people of this country. She expressed confidence that the delegation would learn more about India’s democratic systems during this visit.
Ministry of Defence
Army Commanders' Conference: April 2019
The biannual Army Commanders’ Conference shall commence on 08 April 19. The opening address will be given by Hon’ble Raksha Mantri, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman.
During the conference, chaired by General Bipin Rawat, Chief of the Army Staff, the senior commanders will deliberate on specific issues to Army formations and Army as a whole.
Important issues that are likely to be discussed are management of the extant security dynamics, mitigation of future security threats and enhancement of combat edge over potential adversaries. Other issues like infrastructure development for capacity enhancement along the Northern borders, review of strategic railway lines, optimization of limited budget to ensure making up of critical deficiency in ammunition, issues related to Border Road Organization projects, ECHS, as also other matters relevant to operations, administration and welfare of troops will be discussed in detail for planning and execution.
Army Commanders’ Conference, chaired by Chief of the Army Staff is held biannually for formulating important policy decisions through collegiate deliberations. It is an important event for planning and execution process of the Indian Army.
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Ministry of Defence
INDIAN OCEAN NAVAL SYMPOSIUM  – 2021 CONCLAVE OF CHIEFS 15 -16 NOV 21, PARIS, FRANCE
The 7th edition of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium  Conclave of Chiefs is being hosted by French Navy at Paris from 15 - 16 Nov 21. Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, is leading a two member Indian Naval delegation for this Conclave.
The Conclave of Chiefs is being attended by Chiefs of Navies/ Heads of Lead Maritime Agencies of IONS nations. Various bilateral interactions are also being conducted on the side-lines of the Conclave to facilitate a greater degree of maritime cooperation and understanding between the IONS nations. The 7th edition of IONS Symposium was held at Le-Reunion from 28 Jun - 01 Jul 21 in hybrid format due to COVID protocols. During the Symposium, it was agreed upon to conduct the extant Conclave of Chiefs at Paris.
IONS was conceived by the Indian Navy in 2008 as a forum which seeks to enhance maritime co-operation among Navies of the littoral states of the Indian Ocean Region by providing an open and inclusive platform for discussions on regionally relevant maritime issues that would lead to common understanding on the way ahead. The inaugural edition of IONS was held in Feb 2008 at New Delhi, with Indian Navy as the Chair for two years. The IONS Chair is presently held with France.
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Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Value based Education for young generation is the need of the hour-Union Minister Shripad Naik
Shripad Naik attends 23rd annual day of ‘Dalit Seva Sanghatana’ and presented awards to eminent personalities in various fields
Goa | October 30, 2021
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and Tourism Shripad Naik today attended 23rd Annual day of ‘Dalit Seva Sanghatana’ and 130th Birth anniversary of Dr B. R. Ambedkar at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao. ‘Values based education to the young generation is the need of the hour, so that they will know the importance of sacrifice made by freedom fighters for the country’, said Shripad Naik on this occasion.
Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar tried to bridge the gap in society through education. Taking his vision forward ‘Dalit Seva Sanghatana’ is working tirelessly for 23 years is a good thing. Awards are an acknowledgment of the work done so far and it inspires to work more enthusiastically in the future, said Shripad Naik.
Value education will not only give the right direction to the young generation but also a way to avoid the evil tendencies in society, he further said.
Deputy Chief Minister Chandrakant Kavlekar was felicitated by the ‘Dalit Seva Sanghatana’ for the contribution in social work. Shri Kisan Phadte was felicitated with ‘Dalit Sakha Award-2021’. Eminent personalities from Maharashtra and Karnataka were also felicitated on this occasion. Education material for the needy students was also distributed with the help of Life Insurance Corporation of India at the hands of the Union Minister.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Webinar in Connection with Vigilance Awareness Week – 2021
Kolkata, November 8, 2021
As a part of observing Vigilance Awareness Week - 2021, the Vigilance Department of Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata  organised a webinar on “Preventive Measures in Public Procurement”, today, which was conducted by Shri K. Rajendran, Chief Vigilance Officer, Cochin Port Trust. Dr. Preeti Mahto, Chief Vigilance Officer, SMPK gave the welcome address at the onset.
The programme was presided over by Shri Vinit Kumar, Chairman, SMP, Kolkata, who stressed upon the importance and relevance of the topic with respect to the major ports, considering that the Government is the largest procuring entity in the country and also that procurement in the Major Ports constitute a salient portion of the same.
The webinar was attended by 100 participants from major ports, including Shri A. K. Mehera, Dy. Chairman, HDC, Shri A. K. Bose, Dy. Chairman, Paradip Port Trust, CVOs of the major ports and other key officers there from.
Shri Rajendran gave a captivating discourse on the topic, highlighting the various red flags associated with each and every step of public procurement, which was followed by an interactive session. The programme was concluded with the vote of thanks.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
APEDA upgrades the GrapeNet to ensure secured, scalable and cost effective interface in the exports value chain
In a bid to ensure cyber security protection for its traceability initiative, APEDA has adopted next generation Blockchain and Cloud migration enabled GrapeNet System which would ensure a secured, scalable and cost effective interface for all the stakeholders in the exports value chain.
The GrapeNet is a web based certification and traceability software system for monitoring fresh grapes exported from India to the European Union. APEDA can trace details of the consignment right upto the farm plot level. After integration Blockchain, GrapeNet will be more secure.
On the occasion of APEDA foundation day on 13th February, 2021 the integration into Blockchain and Cloud migration has been announced.
The Blockchain will help track all the activities and steps involved in the grapes lifecycle process, right from the allocation of the farms for production of the grapes to the point of grapes being delivered to the customers. It will keep a record of all the processes involved which can be traced by the customers at the end of the chain to validate the authenticity of the grapes being provided to them. The traceability of the grapes can be done from any level. The chain of the process flow will be able to be retrieved to determine also if all the processes have been followed.
Blockchain is a shared, immutable ledger that facilitates the process of recording transactions and tracking assets in a business network. The technology is ideal for delivering that information because it provides immediate, shared, and completely transparent information stored on an immutable ledger that can be accessed only by network members. A Blockchain network can track test reports, consignments, production, and much more. And because members share a single view of the truth, they can see all details of a transaction end-to-end, giving them greater confidence, as well as new efficiencies and opportunities.
APEDA has also adopted the cutting edge cloud based infrastructure in order to attain a secured, scalable & cost effective environment for its stakeholders.
Vice President's Secretariat
Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu becomes first Chairman of Rajya Sabha to sign an MOU
Rajya Sabha and Senate of Rwanda agree to promote dialogue, capacity building and cooperation
Rwandan Parliamentary Delegation calls on the Vice President
Rajya Sabha has, for the first time in 76 years since it came into being, entered into a Memorandum of Understanding  with a foreign counterpart for promoting inter-parliamentary dialogue.
2. Shri Venkaiah Naidu, has, in the process, become the first Chairman of Rajya Sabha to sign such an agreement when he inked an MOU with the visiting President of the Senate of the Republic of Rwanda, Mr. Bernard Makuza, here today.
3. The MOU with 6 articles of cooperation seeks to promote Inter-Parliamentary dialogue, Capacity building of parliamentary staff, Organisation of conferences, forums, seminars, staff attachment programmes, workshops and exchanges, Collaboration in mutual interest in regional and international multilateral parliamentary bodies in furtherance of bilateral relations and friendship between the two countries.
4. Shri Naidu and Mr. Makuza discussed issues of bilateral interest and the opportunities for cooperation for mutual benefit. He complimented the people and the Parliament of Rwanda for having 60% of women legislatures.
5. Shri Naidu complimented Rwanda for being elected as the Chair of the African Union in January this year and for successfully hosting in capital Kigali of the Assembly of the African Union in March that resulted in the signing of the African Continent Free Trade Agreement.
6. Mr. Makuza explained the special role of the Senate of Rwanda in monitoring and punishing those responsible for the genocide policy in the country that resulted in the killing of about one million people and also overseeing implementation of the social justice programmes.
7. The three Senator delegation from Rwanda led by Shri Makuza is the first such a delegation exclusively from the Upper House of any country to visit India. The members of the delegation include Senators Ms. Gertrude Kazarwa, Deputy Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Political Affairs and Good Governance and Ms. Therese Kagoyire Vishagara, Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Security. The delegation is visiting India during 09 to 11, July 2018.
8. Shri Desh Deepak Verma, Secretary General and other senior officials of Rajya Sabha were present during the discussion and signing of MOU.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 Updates
Recoveries fast outpace the active COVID-19 cases
The difference between recoveries and active cases nearing 1 lakh
As a result of the collective, graded, pre-emptive and pro-active steps taken by Government of India in tandem with the States/UTs for prevention, the total number of recovered COVID-19 cases has fast outgrown the number of active COVID-19 cases.
The difference between recoveries and active cases is fast nearing 1 lakh. The recovered cases have exceeded the active cases by 98,493 as of today.
While the number of active cases stands at 1,97,387, the number of cured cases is 2,95,880. With this encouraging status, the recovery rate is touching 58.13% amongst COVID-19 patients.
The top 15 States in terms of absolute numbers of COVID-19 recovered cases are:
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Serial No.
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State/UT
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Absolute Recoveries
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1.
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Maharashtra
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73,214
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2.
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Gujarat
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21,476
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3.
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Delhi
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18,574
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4.
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Uttar Pradesh
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13,119
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5.
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Rajasthan
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12,788
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6.
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West Bengal
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10,126
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7.
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Madhya Pradesh
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9,619
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8.
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Haryana
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7,360
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9.
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Tamil Nadu
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6,908
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10.
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Bihar
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6,546
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11.
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Karnataka
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6,160
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12.
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Andhra Pradesh
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4,787
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13.
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Odisha
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4,298
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14.
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Jammu And Kashmir
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3,967
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15.
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Punjab
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3,164
The top 15 states in terms of recovery rate are:
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State/UT
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Recovery Rate
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1
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Meghalaya
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89.1%
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2
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Rajasthan
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78.8%
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3
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Tripura
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78.6%
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4
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Chandigarh
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77.8%
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5
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Madhya Pradesh
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76.4%
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6
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Bihar
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75.6%
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7
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Andaman And Nicobar Islands
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72.9%
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8
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Gujarat
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72.8%
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9
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Jharkhand
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70.9%
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10
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Chhattisgarh
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70.5%
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11
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Odisha
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69.5%
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12
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Uttarakhand
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65.9%
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13
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Punjab
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65.7%
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14
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Uttar Pradesh
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65.0%
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15
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West Bengal
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65.0%
As a testimony to the ramped up testing facilities, India now has 1026 diagnostic labs dedicated to COVID-19. This includes 741 in the government sector and 285 private labs.
The break-up is as below:
• Real-Time RT PCR based testing labs: 565 
• TrueNat based testing labs : 374 
• CBNAAT based testing labs : 87 
The samples tested in the last 24 hours have further increased to 2,20,479. The total number of samples tested, as on date, is 79,96,707.
For all authentic & updated information on COVID-19 related technical issues, guidelines & advisories please regularly visit: https://www.mohfw.gov.in/ and @MoHFW_INDIA .
Technical queries related to COVID-19 may be sent to technicalquery.covid19[at]gov[dot]in and other queries on ncov2019[at]gov[dot]in and @CovidIndiaSeva .
In case of any queries on COVID-19, please call at the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare helpline no.: +91-11-23978046 or 1075 . List of helpline numbers of States/UTs on COVID-19 is also available at https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/coronvavirushelplinenumber.pdf .